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Southwest Airlines flight 1496 dropped hundreds of feet in a little over 30 secondsFriday, according to a flight tracking website.
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NBC Los Angeles on MSNSouthwest Airlines passengers report sudden drop after departure from Burbank
Passengers on a Southwest Airlines jet described a jarring drop on a flight from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas that injured two flight attendants.
Passengers aboard Southwest flight 1496 from California to Nevada experienced a frightening few seconds when the aircraft took a sudden nosedive to avoid a midair collision.
Alarms sounded in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet shortly after taking off from Hollywood Burbank airport near Los Angeles on Friday, prompting evasive maneuvers, the airline said in a statement.